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Aviation prints De Havilland Mosquito FB MkVI of 464
squadron Royal Air Force (Australian Squadron) in aviation art prints available from Cranston
Fine Arts, including aviation artist Keith Woodcock. 464 squadron equipped
with De Havilland Mosquito's for most of World War Two.
Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock Two De Havilland Mosquito FBMk VIs of 464 squadron set out on a low
level mission in difficult weather conditions.
Breakout. Amiens Raid by
Mosquitos by Ivan Berryman On 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 Squadron (New Zealand) and
464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon.
target the prison at Amiens, France. This raid given the Code Operation
Jericho. In this picture the Mosquitoes having approached
the prison at a height of just 10 feet.
Mosquito Attack by Philip E West. On 31st October 1944 a courageous low level attack was undertaken
by Mosquitoes of Nos. 21, 464 and 487 squadrons on the Aarthus
University, Denmark, which housed the Gestapo HQ for the whole of
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by Nicolas Trudgian The exploits of the Mosquito and her crews are the stuff of
legend. This magnificent aircraft, the blight of German air and
land forces, pulled off some of the most amazingly precise raids of
World War Two. Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines and made
almost totally from wood, and with a top speed in excess of 400mph, the
Mosquito could out-run any other aircraft of its day. Highly
nimble, and with its ability to carry virtually every type of weapon
available to the RAF, this superb aeroplane fulfilled every role
performed by the Service from bomber to reconnaissance,
fighter-intruder, and night-fighter, from ground and anti-shipping
attack missions to chasing and destroying the appalling V1
"doodlebug" rocket missiles. The Mosquitos's agility and
suitability to tree top level attacks gave its crews the advantage of
surprise, and its high speed allowed it to contest a huge variety of
precision bombing missions - most famous of which being the highly
successful attacks on Amiens prison and the Gestapo headquarters
buildings at Aarhus in Denmark in 1944, and again hitting the Gestapo
headquarters in Copenhagen in 1945.
Operation Jericho , The Amiens Raid by Philip West On 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 Squadron (New Zealand) and
464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon.
target the prison at Amiens, France. In this picture having approached
the prison at a height of just 10 feet. Pilot Officer Maxwell Sparks and
navigator Arthur Dunlop dropped their bombs before climbing and barely
clearing the prison rooftop.
Every print is signed by Maxwell Sparsks and Arthur Dunlop - the
two men pictured in this aircraft.
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